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A relatively new tradition in Colon is returning this summer with a new name and taking place in a different month. The Magic City Egg Fest, which has taken place three of the previous four years, is being rebranded and is now being called the Magic City Grill Fest. Event organizer Tim Taylor, a Palmer Lake seasonal resident, said the …

Michigan State Police troopers are investigating the theft of a commercial truck stolen earlier this month from a location in Fabius Township. According to a department media release, a 26-foot U-Haul truck was taken in the early morning hours of Feb. 7 from the U-Haul rental site. Surveillance cameras confirmed the truck was last seen heading west on M-60.

A local bank recently made a financial donation to the Sturgis Department of Public Safety. Eric Wynes, president of Century Bank and Trust, presented a $5,000 check last week to Damon Knapp, deputy director of police operations at the Sturgis agency. Knapp said the donation will go toward the Sturgis Public Safety Camera Project.

The 2022 deer hunting season has officially come to a close. Kicking off with the Liberty Hunt Sept. 9 and finishing with the urban deer hunt in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, which ended Jan. 31, it was a memorable season for Michigan deer hunting. It was a year of firsts in 2022, highlighted by the requirement that successful hunters …

Local authorities and their counterparts in Indiana are continuing their search for a missing Nottawa Township girl. St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said 15-year-old Exdith Janery Rodriguez Davila left her Fairchild Road residence around 2 a.m. Feb. 10 and has not been seen since. Investigators said the family has confirmed the teen took with her a backpack containing clothes, …

A Three Rivers man was arrested earlier this week for what authorities said was allegedly his tenth drinking-and-driving violation. State police troopers responded at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a suspicious vehicle in Branch County’s Coldwater Township. Authorities located the vehicle and driver, and quickly established probable cause that the driver was operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. …

St. Joseph County Conservation District has details about its annual tree sale. The 2023 sale features about two dozen varieties of trees and bushes. The inventory includes pagoda dogwood, red oak, sugar maple, white pine, black walnut and common lilac. Prices and varieties are available on the agency’s website. Pickup date is May 5 and 6 at the St. Joseph …

A Sturgis teen has won the Michigan Community College Athletic Association singles bowling title with a three-game series of 742. Glen Oaks Community College student Ethan Lindsey also claimed the all-events champion with his scores from singles, doubles and team matches. Both scores are MCCAA Championship Tournament records. Lindsey is the first Glen Oaks Early Middle College student to take …

St. Joseph County is contemplating whether to partner with a Coloma-based business for drone services. During Tuesday’s executive committee meeting, commissioners learned Great Lakes Drones Company is offering its services on an as-needed basis for $5,000 a year. Erin Goff, St. Joseph County Emergency Services Director, said drone service could come in handy under a variety of circumstances, including a …

A 47-year-old Vicksburg man was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday on child pornography-related charges. Virgil Knowles III was sentenced to 25 years in a federal prison. In addition, Knowles will be subject to 10 years of supervised release. Knowles in October pled guilty to sexual exploitation of a child and distribution of child pornography. Knowles and his girlfriend, Samantha Batts, …